TOYS AND EQUIPMENT--GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE
TOYS AND EQUIPMENT--GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE
Licensing regulations require child care facilities to provide toys, equipment and materials to meet the developmental needs of children enrolled. The toys, equipment and materials must be supplied in number and variety to foster child development in the following areas:
I.
SMALL MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
II. CREATIVE EXPRESSION
III. SENSORY PERCEPTION
IV. LANGUAGE SKILLS
V. LARGE MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
This list of toys, equipment and materials has been compiled to assist child care providers in complying with licensing regulations. Space has been provided to encourage the use of this list as an inventory tool. Toys, equipment and materials are listed separately for children, infants, toddlers and school-age children to help child care providers meet the special needs of each age group.
I. SMALL MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT:
Toys, equipment and materials in this group will foster the development of children's small muscles.
table blocks
nuts and bolts
puzzles
pounding bench
parquetry/pattern blocks
wood working tools
lacing shoes on boards
pegs and pegboards
take-apart toys
beads and strings
constructing and connecting sets
nesting toys (i.e., barrels, eggs, measuring spoons)
stacking toys (i.e., color stacking discs)
paints and brushes
modeling clay
magic markers
yarn
play dough with accessories
a variety of papers
II. CREATIVE EXPRESSION:
color chalk crayons
paste, glue doll buggy
Toys, equipment and materials in this group will encourage children to express
scissors fingerpaint
ideas and feelings and allow them
easels
opportunities to imitate adult activities. collage materials
dolls, doll clothes doll stroller doll beds small cars and trucks
unit blocks and accessories
dress-up clothes
child sized housekeeping equipment (i.e., broom, dustpan, duster)
child-sized housekeeping furniture Empty boxes
III. SENSORY PERCEPTION:
Toys, equipment and materials in this group will stimulate the development of the child's senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing.
shape matching games
colored cubes
magnifying glass
balance scales
sound canisters
magnets
graduated cylinders
scent matching canisters
geo-boards
color paddles
live plants
counting frames
form boards
texture matching games
sand table and accessories
live animals
water table and accessories
puzzles
natural objects to sort (i.e., shells, stones)
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IV. LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Toys, equipment and materials in this group will encourage the child's development of listening and speaking skills.
sequence cards puppets books
CD player CDs, MP3s Magazines, flyers, maps, ads
flannel board and story characters
V. LARGE MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT:
Toys, equipment and materials in this group will involve children in indoor and outdoor activities requiring the control of large muscles.
balls climbing steps large push cars punching bag crawl through tunnel climbing gyms scooters hoops slide large hollow blocks
swings bean bags rocking boat balance beam ring toss tumbling mats tricycle wagons and wheelbarrows jump ropes
Developmental needs specific to a particular age group can require more
specific toys and materials.
Examples:
INFANTS & TODDLERS:
rattles
push and pull toys
Infant and toddler toys, equipment and mobiles
crib gym
materials differ significantly from those for older children and are therefore listed separately. They should be durable, cleanable, non-toxic, smooth and too large to swallow. They should encourage infant and toddlers to use their senses to explore their surroundings and develop muscle
washable dolls washable toy animals washable squeeze toys CD player and CDs sorting boxes plastic containers bean bags
mirrors pots and pans balls stacking and nesting toys musical toys books and blocks small climbing units*
control.
doll beds and carriages
play dough*
*toddlers only large crayons and large sized paper
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: School-age children need activities which will teach social skills, as well as provide fun and recreation to supplement their school curriculum.
magic trick sets
jigsaw puzzles
puppets and stage
craft supplies and kits
CD player and CDs
tumbling mats
jump ropes
car and train sets
construction sets
art supplies
needle work kits and supplies bowling sets
children's magazines
typewriter
marbles
computers
rubber horse shoes game
sewing machine
advanced level construction sets science kits
table games (i.e, monopoly, chess and checkers)
NOTE: Each item is listed only once for convenience, but may be included under one or more of the other development areas.
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